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MEDFORB MHE TRTBTJSE, MEDFORD, OREGON. MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1932, PAGE THREE Society and Clubs Edited by Eva Nealon Benefit Bridge Party Tomorrow to Be Large Affair Outstanding is interest on tfaU woek'i social c&lendir U the benefit duplicate contract bridge tournament to be sponsored tomorrow in the women' club room in the city hall by Mrs. Qua Newbury, All funds realized from the party will be do nated to the Lioni relief kitchen, one of the city'e moet forthy relief projects, and Mrs, Newbury is expect ing a large attendance at the tour nament, many reservations having already been made for the affair. Playing will begin at 3 o'clock, so all guest are urged by Mrs. Newbury to be at the club rooms at 1:45 o'clock in order to avoid any pos sible delay in starting the tourna ment, it will be necessary to place the players and to register them. nd considerable time is required for placing the boards. Since it will be necessary to start at 3 o'clock to order to complete the duplicate con tract tournament during the after noon, all participants are urged to be at the hail at 1:45 to complete preparations before playing begins. Among those who had reserved tables this morning are: Mrs. Donald Gray, Mrs. P. G. Thayer, Mrs. John Barneburg, Mrs. F. Corning Kenly, Mrs. Robert Hart, Mrs. David Rosen berg. Mrs. T. 8. Daniels, Mrs. James H. Owen, Mrs, Evan Heames, sirs. C Glen Smith, Mrs, D. G. Tyree, Mrs. Edwin L, Knapp, Mrs. O. O. Alen derfer, Mrs. P. G. Bunch, Mrs. John C. Boyle, Mrs. H. J. Henry, Mrs, J. F. Pliegel, Mrs, A. W. Pipes, Mrs, George Dean. Mrs. Harry Prentice and Mrs. John O. Mann. Those who do not Intend to play are also asked to attend the tourna ment, and are invitecl to move about the rooms, watching the play, which will be directed by Mrs. Newbury, wHh the assistance of Mrs. Lois Day and Mrs. Estelle Quisenberry. Their contribution to the benefit fund will be the same as that of the players. All but three tables hsd been re served this morning and anyone else wishing to enter the tournament urged to call Mrs. Newbury as soon as possible. Altar Society Card Party Draws Miieti Interest Many plans are being made among social groups this week for the card party announced by St. Ann's Altar society for Wednesday evening In Par ish hall, Mrs. W. H. Smith and mem bers of the advisory board will be hostesses for th evening and a large attendance is anticipated. The Altar society parties are favor ites with many local card fans who are expected to be at the tables again Wednesday evening when playing be gins. Miss Hensen Feted At Shower Monday A shower honoring Miss Anna Han sen, whose marriage to Roscoe Roberts will be an event of the near future, was given last Monday evening at the. home of Mrs. A. H. Case, Fol lowing the presentation of many beautiful gifts to the honor guest, supper was served. Those present were: Miss Jessie James, Miss Lorena Rose, Miss El freda Whitman, Miss Hazel Oliver, Miss Alice Case, Mrs. Henry Hansen, Mrs. Case and the honor guest, Miss Hansen. A shower for Miss Hansen also was given by the Boxy Ann Grange Wed nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. W. Thornton, followed by a de lightful luncheon. An interesting poem, written by A, H. Case, was read. Guests were Mrs. Henry Han sen, Mrs. Ansel Case, Mrs. Charles Rose, Mrs. Hal VonSieln. Mrs. Clar ence Tedrick, Mrs. Ada Roberts, Mrs. Joe Thornton, Mrs. Mary Crum, Mfi. Elbert Kellogg, Mrs. A. D. Lewis. Mrs. Jack James, Mrs, Gene Cameron, Mrs. Burr ell Red path, Mrs. Jim Kershaw, Mrs. Cole Andrews, Mrs. Frank Wid ner, Miss Ha Evans, Miss Celma Han sen and the honor guest. Miss Anna Hansen. Greater Mrdford Club Electing Officers Today , The Greater Medford club la In meeting this afternoon in the new c?ub rooms in the city hall, and will elecj new officers to head the or ganization before the close of the session. Much interest in the meet ing has been voiced in club and so cial circles and an extensive program to be carried on by the well known organization during the coming year is expected. Former members of the clb and many other interested women are at tending the meeting. Gifts for All Promised At Bazaar Wednesday All is search of gifts to give at Christmas, and tea and cards to go along with the buying, are promised they will find just what they desire at the bazaar to be sponsored by St. Mark's Guild Wednesday of this week. The basaa? will open at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning and continue through the day. Suitable gifts for all wtU be on display in an inviting Christmas setting and bridge will be played during the afternoon. Tables are being arranged for both contract and auction and tea will be served following cards, with an especially low charge on the two, enabling those who do not Intend to buy, in ease there should be any such folk after the gifts are viewed, to enjoy an afternoon of tea and cards. Capable committees are giving much time to the event, in hope that the Guild hall will be the gathering place of many in search of both gifts and entertainment Wednesday, Work ing on the committees are Mrs. R. E. Swan, Mrs. Gwendolyn Woodcock, Mrs. R. H, Paxson, Mrs. J, A. Mo Dougall, Mrs, chas. Strang, Mrs. Hal Piatt, Mrs, Edwin h. Knapp, Mrs. E. W. Gouid, Mrs. John Barneburg, Mrs, R. C. Mulhoiland, Mrs. C. W. Ellis, Mrs. M. W. Wagner anU Mrs. H. W. Hamlin. P.-T. A. Workers Sell Marionette Show Tickets. The chairmen from each school with corps of assistants, have re ported to Mrs. Jack Heyland the council president, that there has been a splendid response from every one In buying tickets for the Holly wood Marionette show which is be ing sponsored by the Parent-Teachers organization here December 8th. There is a friendly bit of rivalry among each of the grade schools which can sell the greatest number of tickets as each school will get Its own proportionate percentage from the lunch room. To respond to the appeal of the hungry child, local folk are asked to purchase tickets to the marionette show, & clean and clever bit of en tertainment, sttd a fine response Is reported from numerous districts. The cast of the company includes over fifty real portrait puppets of famous movie stars. Among them are Ann Harding, Richard Dix, Will Rogers, Marie Dressier and Joe Ej Brown, The junior high matinee will in clude vaudeville skits, and for the grade children a matinee perform ance of "Cinderella" will be pre sented at 3 o'clock. Unlike the us ual production of this ever-popular fairy tale this performance is unique In that It is presented In a Spanish setting, which adds greatly to the color and beauty of the show. Special acts of vaudeville will be added as a feature of the program, Among these are a lovely ice skat ing act featuring Marion Nixon and Edward Everett Horton. Joe E. Browa clowns it in a tight hope walking act, William Powell appears as a hoofer and there is & ssxaphone surprise, The evening show, "The Lost. Ad ams Diggin" Is a romance of a le gendary gold mine, featuring por trait puppets of Clark Gable, Janet Gaynor, Ernest Torre nee , William Powell Tilly Marshall and Richard Dlx, Anyone desiring tickets Is asked to phone one of the following: Mes dames Jack Heyland, Stanley Jones, B. R. Finch, H. F. Nordwicfc and G. Q, D'Albinl or Ethel Florey and tick ets will be delivered. These tickets will be acceptable at all shows at the junior high, matinee or evening. Matinees will open at one and three o'clock and the evening show at 7:30, A different program will be given eaoh time. Lady Elks Meet In Temple Tuesday Lady Elks are invited to meet at the temple tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock for bridge and pool. The hostess for the afternoon will be Mrs, R. E. Jones, Thursday, Dramatic club, ? to ft, by Mrs. Hamilton Patton. Saturday afternoon, 4 to 6 Senior high Book club. If enough women are Interested In forming an afternoon tw club, in which the study of such legal prac tices as, mortgages, titles, contracts, wills, budgeting, deeds, insurance, stocks and bonds, are studied, call Miss Margaret Kerr, Phone 77, and this club will be formed, under com petent instruction. If enough girls are interested in a club in Correct English, call Miss Kerr, at 11 and this will be formed. A Bible Study club may be formed also. If desired. Last year the Bible Study club, under the spSendig and spiritual leadership of Mrs. Warner, was one of the best activities of the year, and the best attended. Many gifts have been made the Y.W.CJV. recently, for which the Board and the girls extend gracious appreciation. The public is Invited to visit the club rooms at convenient hours to the '.natron, Mrs. Oldenburg, and see the transformation In the headquarters, Inviting In beauty and warmth. Rooms are available, too. at a very low prk. These may be rested for short periods, or for long er periods, and the occupant will find a warm welcon from "The Biggest Sister In the World The Y.W.C.A. extend sincere ap preciation to the following for the gifts mentiontd: H. S, Deuel, wood; Dr. B. R. Elliott, wood; W, H. lverette, wood; Mrs. Alfred Carpenter. Mrs. Leonard Car penter, Mrs. Corbin Edgell, Mrs. J. J, Emmens, Mrs. George M, Roberts, Mrs. Paul Janney, Mrs. R. J. Henry, Mrs, E, Schuler, furniture and lamps; Mrs. A. 2- Reames, general assistance. Gifts of time, too, are much ap preciated and the following are given special mention: Mrs. Nasos, music appreciation; Mrs. Hamilton Fatten, dramatics; Miss Laura Drury and ail who assisted her at vesper services; Mrs, Satemsn and Miss KUj lor Girl Scout work:, and Mrs, Gus Newbury, contract bridge. The Y.W.C-A. board will meet at the "Y Monday evening at 6:30 o'clock. The meeting will be is the form of a pot luck supper. Activities of Legion Auxiliary By Mrs. Cole Holmes, The American Legion Auxiliary met last Monday night, November 38th, &t the club rooms in the Armory. The meeting was well attended and several matter of importance were attended to during the evening. This was our business meeting for Novem ber. It was voted to send a check each month to the Veterans hos pital in Portland to aid is their cheer work. The hospital authorities are always glad to have any mem bars of the Auxiliary visit th hos pital when they are visiting la Fort land. It is wonderful to see how Mr. Webber, the hospital chairman of Oregon, can help these poor crippled veterans with a cheery word or package of candy or cigarettes, Monday sight, tonight. Is the reg ular meeting of the Sewing club in the Welfare room over the Medford National Bank building. All members of the Auxiliary are urged to attend. This welfare work Is Just a impor tant sow as it was during the war. The men, women and children in Jackson county that are is seed must have warm clothing for the winter and the Red Cross is furnishing the necessary supplies to mske these gar- have been appointed and are working out plana for a very pleasant eve ning. Member of Grant Pass, Kerby, Klamath Falls and Ashland Legion and Auiiary post will be present. It it quite an honor for Mediord to be chosen a ths meeting place o each member watch this column for further new on this subject. Each member can help fey being among those present on that evening. The time and place for the dance will be announced next Sunday. The eleventh lecture composed by the National Coatstktn Society was given by Mrs. J. W. Jacobs, our first Auxiiisry president. These lectures over KM ED are gives each Saturday from i p. m. to i;I5 p. m. Each week the lectures are attracting more at tention and more people are enjoying this timulating educational feature. WiLLBROADCAST ITATIOi FOR DIAMOND JUBILEE Invitations to the proposed Oregon Diamond Jubilee celebration which is planned for Medford and Jacksonville in June, 1934, are new being printed, and will be distributed is large quantities during the seas week, ac cording to C. L. Mac Dona id, chair man of the publicity committee of the chamber of commerce. All news papers and other publications, radio stations, travel associations, etc., on the Pacific Coast, as well as a selected list of distinguished persons through out the country, will receive formal invitations. It was announced last night. The invitation to be sent is an at tractive design, prepared by Henry Gates, staff artist for the Peoria, III., "Star, and depicts the progress of Oregon during the past IS years. Using the design as a background, the printed invitation state the gen eral objectives of the event, and will be followed from time to time with additional reminders of the celebra tion, during the 14 months interval between sow and the scheduled time, June 6, 1834. An added incentive for Medford to stage the diamond celebration for the state of Oregon lies in the fact that the same year. 1934, is also the 50th anniversary of the Incorpora tion of the city of Medford, accord ing to local historians, and the cham ber publicity committee is planning on using this fact as additional argu ment for having the local celebration made the official cms for the entire state of Oregon. In connection with the invitations sent to newspapers and radio stations, special news stories are being pre pared to be released at the time the invitations are received. It is ex pected that a vast amount of pub licity for Medford and the southern Oregon area will come through this means. The committee is also pre paring a series of articles for different magazines on the Pacific coast, using the celebration idea as a background for more publicity. It is requested that Medford resi dents having relatives and friends la other parts of the country send them Invitations to the celebration. Copies of the invitation may be secured at the chamber of commerce. SCOUTING AWARDS WAIT MANY BOYS AT HONOR COURT Many awards will be presented t the Boy Sceuta Court of Honor this evening. This court of honor should mark s red letter day is the Medford Scouting, vma three eagle badges to ! be awarded and over 30 merit badge and advancements. The Scouts in terest la the program and activities : is keen. land, advance to first class; Dorr Bar rett, receive first aid merit bsdgei Bill Walker, awarded badge in elec tricity, and ieafserwork; firenwnsblp merit badge to Lawrence Phipps; Bob- 5 ert Gall receive signaling badge; Lu- cten Smith, advance to rank of star and awarded merit badges in cycling, handicraft, and leatherwork; Delmer Wright, receive badge In public health; Kelvin Killer has completed i his tests for the handicraft merit badge asd Bob Hayes is qualified tor the testhercraft award; Jim Horner will be gives the bugling merit badge. Scout Horner will be one of the new Eagle Scoots amd has earned this merit feadgs In addition. An Eagle Scout, upon the completion of five ; additional merit badges and six months service, is avr&rded bronzs palm. AM application for fni Court or j Honor must fee in at headquarters not later than, five o'clock Monday, The three Eagle badges to be award ed to Cleo Hicks farl Slough, and , Jim Horse will be presented by tarry Schade( president of the Medford dis- I Met. Don Newbury, chairman of Court of Honor, will officiate as judge. The court will be held in the audi torium of the court house Monday ; erening at eight o'clock. A large at- ; tendance Is anticipated for this court, ' to which everyone Is Invited and Is urged to come. FEES Pioneers ana descendants photographed without charge Cor mi , V,T An t pioneer historical collection mesta so come out and help. You do Y.W.C.A. Monday evening. Contract Bridge. Tuesday (first and third) Music Appreciation by Mrs. Nason. Wednesday, Junior high group, te 6. 8:30 to 8 Badminton In Armory, 8 to 9, Basketball at Junior high Mr. Parker will have enough work: for all. ! Monday night, Dec. I2tht will be the Auxiliary annual Christmas frolic This is to be held is the club rooms at the Armory. The committee un der the direction of Mrs. Boy Watson is preparing a delightful evening with entertainment, tree and refreshments. The annual quart and pound show er will be held that evening Bach person attending is uked to bring quart or pound of some non-perishable food. This Is to be used la our Christmas baskets, and a gift for tee tree. Each year the Auxiliary provides many families with Christmas dinner. The conference on December iSth is not ' for off ioers of ths Auxiliary only, al members are welcome and urged to attend. There is to be as afternoon meeting at the Armory club rooms beginning about 3 p. m. The banquet is to be held at the Ho tel Medford. The time will be an nounced later. All Auxiliary members are asked to plan on attending the banquet and dance to be held after the evening session. It ha bees plan ned to have a Joint banquet with the Legion officials. 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Only California hotel of fering Servidor feature thus combining "maximum privacy with minimum tipping". Garage in basement with direct elevator service to all guest room floors. In every room connec tion for radio reception, running filtered ice water, tub and shower. Western-exposure Tower rooms have ultra-violet-ray windows. Dinner in CoffeeShop from 75 up in Main Dining Room from $1,50 up. Also a la carte service. Hotel Sir Francis Powell Street at Salter Sss Francisco .Aajic Behha ffr.LLERg zxZMiiX.diiring Luncheon and Dinner USE A HOME PRODUCT E aver Portland Cement Co. GOLD HILL, OREGON Sold In Medford by Medford Concrete Construction Co., Porter Lumber Co., Rogue Eiver Lumber Co., Standard Roofing & Building Supply Co., Walks Woods Lumber Co, Big Pines Lumber Co., Medford Lumber Co, DECEMBER SPECIAL FACTOEY PLANER BOUGH BLOCKS $4..so' III . per load PR1CL T VALLEY FUEL CO. T7e6K Sale Starts Tuesday, Dec. 6th COME! . . . LOOK! ... BUY! 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